{"id":10862,"date":"2025-05-19T15:53:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foromdc.org\/?post_type=inclusion_social&p=10862"},"modified":"2025-06-12T14:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T21:43:56","slug":"brecha-salarial-en-mexico-es-del-15-imco-propone-7-acciones-para-erradicarla","status":"publish","type":"inclusion_social","link":"https:\/\/foromdc.org\/en\/inclusion_social\/brecha-salarial-en-mexico-es-del-15-imco-propone-7-acciones-para-erradicarla\/","title":{"rendered":"Wage gap in Mexico stands at 15%; IMCO proposes 7 actions to eradicate it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At Mexico<\/strong>the women<\/strong> earn an average of 15% less than the average men<\/strong>a gap that persists in spite of legislative advances and commitments to gender equality, highlights the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness<\/strong> in the research How to close the wage gap? Strategies to eradicate it in Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>

This research funded by the British Embassy in Mexico<\/strong> highlights a persistent problem that limits the economic opportunities<\/strong> and, as a result, impacts women's competitiveness<\/strong> and the economic growth<\/strong> of our country.<\/p>

\"Mexico is ranked 33rd out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2024 of the <\/em><\/span>World Economic Forum. The advances in gender equality achieved in the country during the last decade are mainly due to a greater participation of women in the political sphere. However, it faces significant challenges in terms of economic opportunities for women, where their position falls drastically,\" the report states.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

The IMCO<\/strong> The report shows that, in 2005, on average, women in Mexico received labor income<\/strong> 20% less than men, a figure that was reduced to 15 % in 2024.<\/p>

\"This implies that for every 100 pesos a man earns, a woman receives 85 pesos. While men earn 11,490 pesos, women in Mexico earn an average of 9,825 pesos per month,\" the document states.<\/span><\/p>

Based on this diagnosis, the IMCO<\/strong> proposes seven mechanisms to eradicate the gender pay gap in companies. In the public sector, it is recommended that the measurement of the gender pay gap be standardized. salary gap<\/strong>to move towards salary transparency and structure a National Care System<\/strong> to expand care coverage and ensure access to these services for the entire working population.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. Standardize the measurement of the wage gap.<\/strong>
The first step is to define a nationally standardized methodology for accurately measuring the gender pay gap. This tool should include periodic indicators by gender and hierarchical level, as well as thresholds that trigger compensatory measures when significant differences are detected.<\/p>

2. Moving toward salary transparency<\/strong>
The opacity of salaries within companies perpetuates inequalities. IMCO proposes that companies, especially those with more than 250 workers, report their salary gaps in financial reports, publish salary ranges on vacancies, and make this information available to their employees. This process should be implemented gradually, starting with companies that are publicly traded or in key sectors.<\/p>

3. Strengthening the National Care System<\/strong>
The lack of care services is one of the biggest obstacles to women's labor participation. IMCO takes up ILO estimates that indicate that investing in care policies could reduce the wage gap by 4.5% by 2035. To achieve this, it is required:<\/p>